let down

let down(
leht
 
daun
)
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
transitive verb phrase
a. bajar
Alex let down a rope ladder and climbed down to escape the fire.Alex bajó una escalera de cuerda y descendió para escaparse del incendio.
a. fallar
She said that while she feels the church let her down, God hasn't.Ella dijo que aunque siente que la iglesia le falló, Dios no lo ha hecho.
b. decepcionar
Sarah let her friends down when she didn't go out dancing with them.Sarah decepcionó a sus amigas cuando no salió a bailar con ellas.
c. defraudar
Henry promised not to let his parents down and to excel at school.Henry se comprometió a no defraudar a sus padres y a sobresalir en la escuela.
d. quedar mal con
Thomas let the team down when he dropped the baton in the relay race.Thomas quedó mal con el equipo cuando se le cayó el testigo en la carrera de relevos.
a. alargar
Grandpa wouldn't let Ruth leave the house until she let her dress down another two inches.El abuelo no quería dejar que Ruth se fuera de la casa hasta que alargara el dobladillo del vestido dos pulgadas más.
4. (to deflate)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. desinflar
John let down his brother's tyre as a prank.John desinfló la llanta de su hermano de broma.
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